The Forgotten Kingdom Swallowed by History In the desert north of modern Khartoum, dozens of sharply angled pyramids rise from the sands around the ancient city of Meroë. They are Continue Reading →
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Zodiac Killer Mystery: Evidence, Victims & Unsolved Case
The Zodiac Killer Mystery Few American criminal investigations have generated as much evidence, speculation and unanswered debate as the Zodiac Killer mystery. Between December 1968 and October 1969, an unidentified Continue Reading →
Dyatlov Pass Mystery: What Really Happened?
The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident Revisited On the night of February 1, 1959, nine experienced Soviet hikers were camping on the eastern slope of Kholat Syakhl in the Continue Reading →
Roman Sacred Forests: Why Did Romans Fear Them?
Why Did Ancient Romans Fear Certain Forests? Around 160 BCE, the Roman farmer Marcus Porcius Cato preserved a remarkably specific ritual for anyone who wanted to thin a sacred grove. Continue Reading →
Coober Pedy Underground Town: Life Beneath the Desert
The Town Buried Underground That Still Exists Today In South Australia’s remote outback, the Coober Pedy underground town does not look unusual from every angle. The settlement has roads, shops, Continue Reading →
Franklin Expedition Mystery: What Happened to the Crew?
The Lost Franklin Expedition and the Arctic Mystery That Endures In April 1848, the surviving members of Sir John Franklin’s expedition abandoned their ships in the Canadian Arctic and began Continue Reading →
Medieval Animal Trials: When Animals Faced the Law
The Weird Medieval Law That Once Punished Animals for Crimes In 1386, officials in the Norman town of Falaise recorded an execution that sounds almost impossible from a modern legal Continue Reading →